Dr. Joseph Maxime Perret, Jr. passed away peacefully on August 14, 2014 at the age of 91. He was predeceased in death by his wife Mary Aline Henderson and daughter Jeanne Margaret Perret. Surviving children include Joseph Maxime Perret, III, Michael James Perret, Suzanne Marie Whittemore, Dr. Robert Stephen Perret and Elizabeth Aline Hill plus eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Dr. Perret was born in New Orleans and was one of seven sons of the late Dr. Joseph Maxime Perret and Shirley Inez Aleman. His surviving brothers are Dr. J. John Perret, Dr. William J. Perret, and Joseph F. Perret. Deceased brothers are Henry Camille Perret, Dr. James T. Perret, and Joseph Paul Perret. A graduate of Jesuit High School Dr. Perret received degrees with honors from Loyola University and LSU Medical School. During WWII he served as the medical officer aboard an LST in the Pacific campaign and after in the US Naval Reserve Medical Corps achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Returning from the war he completed his residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. to return to New Orleans in 1949 to join the pediatric practice of the late Dr. Ruth Aleman. Dr. Perret continued his medical practice in New Orleans and Harahan for another twenty years, serving as President of the New Orleans Medical Society, President of the Louisiana State Pediatric Society, fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a medical staff member of the Crippled Children's Hospital, and the Marjorie Walters School for Gifted Children. Additionally Dr. Perret was an associate professor of pediatrics for the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. Upon retiring from pediatrics in 1968 Dr. Perret joined the Pan American Life Insurance Company and retired as Vice President and Medical Director in 1987. Dr. Perret's passion was boating and fishing as he was very active in the New Orleans Power Squadron and was past president of the Suburban Rod & Gun Club. A Funeral Mass for friends and family members was held at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Covington, Louisiana followed by interment at St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery in New Orleans.
